The Ride: Southern Gothic has been sitting around for a
while, when I first picked it up I thought it sounded cool and could not wait
to read it, but for some reason I forgot about? When I went into the comic book
shop, on one of my scouring the shelves for something new to read, I spotted
The Ride: Southern Gothic again and light bulb, I remembered I had new stuff,
sort of to read and I rushed off in excitement.
The Ride: Southern Gothic, released by 12-Gauge Press is
probably one of the best anthologies I have read in quite some time. Ride
contains three completely different stories, but each story centers around one
hell of a cool car! Murder, mayhem and sex, yep it’s all in there folks! The
Ride, drawn in black and white, sets the tone of each story and enhances the
mood.
The first story, Perfect Circle, was somewhat violent; it
starts at a swinger’s party, they pull a keychain and follow the owner of said
keychain a, well you know what for, and soon are psycho killer, who murders the
innocent woman gets his karmic payback and it involves that beloved Camaro!
The second short story, Money Shot, contains wanton sex, a
man who robbed a crime boss and the woman who picked him up alongside the road.
This one has a great ending!
Lastly the third story, Paid in Full part one. When a Dixie
Mafia boss decides that, a man’s girlfriend will be sufficient payment for his
debt things heat up! Paid in Full was my favorite out of the three!
I highly recommend The Ride: Southern Gothic to our older
readers, definitely not for kids and maybe not woman, although I loved it. The
Ride is reminiscent of Grindhouse Comics, but with hillbillies, guns, mullets
and ho’s. If your looking for some guilty pleasure, pick up a copy of The Ride
its a great read and a lot of fun!
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